Dangote sites new cement plants, slashes price of cement

Africa richest man, Aliko Dangote is taking another giant step to reposition cement industry in Nigeria through the construction of new cement plants.

Dangote Cement Plc announced that the new plants are sited in Okpella in the northern part of Edo State, with a three million per annum plant and another six million per annum capacity plants                                                                            in Itori, in Ogun State.

The new plants are expected to add nine million metric tonnes per annum to the company’s current local cement output from 29.25 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) to 38.25 mmtpa.

Devakumar Edwin, the group managing director and chief executive officer (CEO), Dangote Cement Plc explained that the Okpella plant will be made up of one line while the Itori plant will have two production lines.

SOURCE:NAIJ.COM